1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — September 2021The summer of 1939 saw the start of the 2nd World War and as Basil, Christopher and Stephen were in the Territorial Army, they were called…Sep 15, 2021Sep 15, 2021
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — March 2020The first of the tunnel kilns which superseded the Bottle Kilns was built at Johnson Brothers Hanley Factory in 1938. It was designed and…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — February 2020The late Thirties saw significant changes in manufacturing particularly in firing the products. Traditionally firing was achieved placing…Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — January 2020The end of the Twenties and early Thirties saw the effects of the worldwide depression which struck all manufacturing business and the…Jan 13, 2020Jan 13, 2020
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — December 2019During the period of the Great War business was extremely limited with so many of the workforce recruited into the armed forces coupled…Dec 15, 2019Dec 15, 2019
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — November 2019The American market through the design and selling skills of Robert and Ernest became for many years dominant in the development of under…Nov 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — August 2019As the Johnson Brothers business prospered, so did the offspring from the Brothers multiply and several more joined the company. Robert…Aug 8, 2019Aug 8, 2019
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — July 2019The third brother was Robert Lewis who joined the company in its fledgling state. He was a brilliant business man, a true entrepreneur in…Jul 10, 2019Jul 10, 2019
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — June 2019Robert was another prolific father and had eleven children of which eight were boys, two who died at an early age. There was an agreement…Jun 24, 2019Jun 24, 2019
1882 Ltd.Notes from a Master Potter — May 2019The third son of Robert, Henry, enjoyed the trappings of the increasing wealth of the family company although as he grew older his…May 8, 2019May 8, 2019
